January 12, 2026 — Leads & Copy — Kobo Resources Inc. (TSX.V: KRI) has released a review of its progress in 2025 and outlined key milestones planned for 2026. The company focused on advancing its Kossou Gold Project and expanding its exploration portfolio in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa.
During 2025, Kobo Resources significantly advanced its 100%-owned Kossou Gold Project towards a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate. The company also expanded its gold exploration portfolio across Côte d’Ivoire, within West Africa.
Edward Gosselin, CEO and Director of Kobo, stated that 2025 was a year of focused execution, with an extensive exploration program that expanded the drill database and advanced geological and resource modeling at the Jagger and Road Cut Zones. Additional targets were identified at the Kadie Zone and the western portion of the Kossou permit.
Gosselin noted that over 20,000 meters were drilled during 2025, positioning the target for a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate in 2026. Drilling at Kossou has restarted on January 12, 2026, after the holiday break, to expand the ongoing resource modeling.
Beyond Kossou, the company completed first-pass exploration at the Kotobi Permit, identifying multiple gold-in-soil anomalies. Follow-up sampling, trenching, and drill testing are scheduled to commence in Q1 2026. Early-stage evaluation continued under the Nesdave earn-in agreement, adding to the company’s pipeline of opportunities in Côte d’Ivoire. Kobo is also working with governmental authorities to secure research permits for the Bocanda South Application and the Yakassé Gold Project Application.
In 2025, Kobo focused on advancing Kossou through a comprehensive exploration program to support geological understanding, resource modeling, and the identification of additional targets. Total drilling at Kossou now stands at approximately 37,160 meters across 200 drill holes.
Diamond drilling remained the primary focus at Kossou in 2025, with 20,447 meters drilled across all targets. A total of 17,421 drill core samples were collected and analyzed, including 2,613 QA/QC samples. Drilling during the year included 10,979 meters at the Jagger Zone, 9,029 meters at the Road Cut Zone, 236 meters at the Kadie Zone, and 203 meters at the Shadow Zone.
Key intercepts from the 2025 drill program include:
Road Cut Zone:
KDD0095: 17.0 m at 3.87 g/t Au from 22.0 m, incl. 9.0 m at 6.84 g/t Au from 23.0 m (October 8, 2025)
KDD0056: 10.0 m at 4.57 g/t Au from 176.0 m (January 30, 2025)
Jagger Zone:
KDD0111: 9.0 m at 3.60 g/t Au from 119.0 m (November 30, 2025)
KDD0085: 20.0 m at 1.41 g/t Au from 106.0 m (June 29, 2025)
Drilling at the Jagger and Road Cut Zones continued to return consistent gold mineralization. In parallel with drilling, Kobo advanced geological interpretation and modeling at both zones, with in-house resource modeling currently underway. Additional drilling is expected to be required at the Kadie Zone.
Other exploration work included extensive surface programs comprising 2,391 soil samples, 58 prospective rock samples, and 28 trenches totaling 1,072 meters, from which 1,147 samples were collected.
Exploration at Kossou in 2025 identified two new target areas, including zones on the western portion of the permit where soil geochemical surveys outlined strong northwest-trending gold anomalies. The company expects additional exploration upside from these targets and plans to initiate follow-up work in 2026.
At the Kotobi Permit, the company completed its second phase of initial exploration with activities during the year including 5,016 soil samples, 46 termite mound samples, 59 prospective rock samples, 16 pits yielding 125 samples, and 16 trenches totaling 370 m, from which 385 samples were collected.
Under the Nesdave earn-in agreement at the Agnibilekro Project, Kobo completed early-stage exploration programs during 2025, including 2,838 soil samples and 13 reconnaissance rock samples.
The company is awaiting the outcome of the Côte d’Ivoire Mine Department’s review of the Yakassé Gold Project and Bocanda South permit applications and anticipates initiating work upon permit issuance, which is expected in the first half of 2026.
Community engagement remained a central focus for Kobo in 2025, with the second annual Kobo Cup, a community football tournament designed to empower youth, foster local participation, and celebrate village identity.
In 2026, Kobo remains focused on advancing Kossou toward a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate. The company also plans to initiate its first drill program at the Kotobi Permit, subject to results from ongoing target prioritization.
Contact: Edward Gosselin, CEO and Director of Kobo.
Source: Kobo Resources Inc.
